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Colin Wood

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Colin Wood is StateScoop’s editor in chief. Contact him at colin.wood@statescoop.com or cwood.64 on Signal.

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Mikie Sherrill — Rep. Mikie Sherrill arrives to cast her vote on Nov. 4, 2025 in Montclair, New Jersey. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Getty Images)

New Jersey’s governor says 4,500 noncitizens will be removed from voter rolls

State

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Coordinated cyberattack disrupts water utilities in 30+ Minnesota communities

Cybersecurity

Pumpkinfest in Damariscotta, Maine — Tom Lishness of Windsor motors participates in the Powerboat division of the Pumpkin Regatta, part of the Pumpkinfest in Damariscotta, Maine, on Oct. 9, 2017. In addition to the motorized pumkins there were also those powered by paddle. Hundreds of spectators lined the wharf of the harbor. Others viewed the race, out of the rain, nearby in The Lincoln Theater. (Carl D. Walsh / Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Cyberattack against Maine telecom disrupted municipal internet service

Cybersecurity

FIFA fans — Supporters react as the United States men’s national soccer team defeats Australia 2-0 at FIFA Fan Fest at Centennial Olympic Park on June 19, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Julia Beverly / Getty Images)

‘Integrated’ cyber and physical attacks concerned FIFA planners

Cybersecurity

California map — (State of California)

California names new state chief digital products officer

State

Idaho colorful map — (Getty Images)

Idaho names interim chief information officer

State

Adrian Fontes — Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes looks on during a House Administration Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Bonnie Cash / Getty Images)

Arizona secretary of state expands AI chatbot ahead of midterm elections

AI

Ralph Johnson — Washington State Chief Information Security Officer Ralph Johnson rests between sessions at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers midyear conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on May 1, 2023. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Washington state CISO announces retirement from government

Cybersecurity

idaho sign — (Getty Images)

Idaho CIO appointed state transportation director

State